Mies van der Rohe Barcelona Daybed for Knoll mies-van-der-rohe-barcelona-daybed-knoll The Barcelona Daybed (Barcelona Couch) designed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe in 1930, manufactured by Knoll. Features 72 hand-welted and hand-tufted leather panels cut from a single hide, polished stainless steel legs, and a hardwood frame.
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Former CGER-ASLK Building, Brussels — Marcel Lambrichs
Former CGER-ASLK Building, Brussels — Marcel Lambrichs cger-aslk-building-brussels-marcel-lambrichs The former CGER-ASLK building at Rue des Boiteux 10, Brussels, designed by Marcel Lambrichs and completed 1969–1974. Its facade of inverted-Y prefabricated concrete modules forms a repeating pointed-arch honeycomb grid — one of the most distinctive brutalist concrete facades in Belgium.
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UNESCO Headquarters Entrance Canopy — Breuer, Nervi & Zehrfuss, Paris 1958
UNESCO Headquarters Entrance Canopy — Breuer, Nervi & Zehrfuss, Paris 1958 unesco-headquarters-entrance-canopy-nervi-paris-1958 The hyperbolic-paraboloid concrete entry canopy of the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris, designed by Marcel Breuer, Pier Luigi Nervi, and Bernard Zehrfuss and completed in 1958. Nervi's structural engineering defines the sweeping saddle-shell canopy shown here against the Y-shaped Secretariat curtain wall.
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Braun Wandanlage — Wall Stereo System, Dieter Rams (1965) braun-wandanlage-wall-stereo-dieter-rams-1965 Braun Wandanlage (wall stereo installation), designed by Dieter Rams, 1965 — a modular wall-mounted hi-fi system integrating amplifier, turntable, and speaker components into a unified flush-fitted unit. The Wandanlage exemplifies Rams's principle of combining technology with interior architecture, making the audio system disappear into the room while remaining fully functional.
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Louvre Pyramid — I.M. Pei louvre-pyramid-im-pei The glass and steel pyramid entrance to the Louvre Museum in Paris, designed by I.M. Pei and completed in 1989. A landmark of modernist architecture.
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Ivan Vitić — Pavilion 40, Zagreb Fair, 1957 ivan-vitic-pavilion-40-zagreb-fair-1957 Close detail of the angular reinforced concrete structural ribs of Pavilion No. 40 at the Zagreb Fair, designed by Croatian modernist architect Ivan Vitić in 1957.
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High-Rise Building — Urban Architecture high-rise-building-urban-architecture Vertical architectural photograph of a modernist high-rise residential or commercial tower, shot from street level looking up at the facade.
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Eero Saarinen — CBS Building, New York, 1965 eero-saarinen-cbs-building-new-york-1965 Close-up of the CBS Building facade at 51 West 52nd Street, New York — Eero Saarinen's only skyscraper, completed 1965, clad in dark grey-black Canadian granite with continuous triangular piers.
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Pinakothek der Moderne — Interior Rotunda, Munich pinakothek-der-moderne-interior-munich Architectural interior photograph of the Pinakothek der Moderne in Munich, designed by Stephan Braunfels and opened in 2002. White concrete walls, columns, and a glass-railing mezzanine balcony frame the central rotunda space.
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Barcelona Pavilion — Ludwig Mies van der Rohe (1929)
Barcelona Pavilion — Ludwig Mies van der Rohe (1929) barcelona-pavilion-mies-van-der-rohe-1929 Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Lilly Reich's German Pavilion for the 1929 Barcelona International Exhibition — a landmark of modernist architecture defining open plan, travertine planes, and 'less is more' spatial composition.
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Pedregulho Housing Complex by Affonso Reidy and Carmen Portinho
Pedregulho Housing Complex by Affonso Reidy and Carmen Portinho pedregulho-housing-complex-reidy-portinho Exterior detail of the Pedregulho Housing Complex (Conjunto Residencial Prefeito Mendes de Moraes) in Rio de Janeiro, designed by Affonso Eduardo Reidy with engineer Carmen Portinho. Built 1948–1960, the serpentine concrete social-housing block is a landmark of Brazilian modernism.
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Saint-Joseph Church, Le Havre, by Auguste Perret saint-joseph-church-le-havre-auguste-perret Interior of the Église Saint-Joseph, Le Havre, designed by Auguste Perret (1951–1957). The 107-metre concrete tower is filled with Marguerite Huré's abstract stained glass in fifty hues.
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S.R. Crown Hall by Mies van der Rohe, IIT Chicago, 1956
S.R. Crown Hall by Mies van der Rohe, IIT Chicago, 1956 mies-van-der-rohe-sr-crown-hall-iit-chicago-1956 Black-and-white photograph of S.R. Crown Hall at the Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago. Designed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and completed in 1956, Crown Hall is a seminal work of modernist architecture: a single-story glass-and-steel pavilion raised on a travertine podium, housing IIT's College of Architecture.
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Barcelona Chair, Mies van der Rohe Orthographic Technical Drawing
Barcelona Chair, Mies van der Rohe Orthographic Technical Drawing barcelona-chair-mies-van-der-rohe-technical-drawing Four-view orthographic technical drawing of the Barcelona Chair (1929) by Mies van der Rohe and Lilly Reich — front elevation, side view, plan, and rear elevation in white line-art on black. A standard CAD/architectural reference drawing of the modernist icon.
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Barcelona Pavilion by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe barcelona-pavilion-mies-van-der-rohe Exterior view of the Barcelona Pavilion (1929, reconstructed 1986), designed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. The photograph shows the Roman travertine long wall, cantilevered flat roof, and large exterior reflecting pool from the terrace level, with the Barcelona skyline beyond.
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Neue Nationalgalerie, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Berlin
Neue Nationalgalerie, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Berlin neue-nationalgalerie-mies-van-der-rohe-berlin The Neue Nationalgalerie in Berlin, designed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and completed in 1968 — his final European building and a landmark of steel-and-glass minimalist modernism.
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